TO AL NAVADMIN(uc)
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NAVADMIN 127/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/-/JUN//
SUBJ/CNO MIDWAY MESSAGE TO THE NAVY//
RMKS/1. OUR NAVY HAS FOUGHT MANY IMPORTANT BATTLES IN THE NATION'S
228-YEAR HISTORY, NONE MORE PIVOTAL THAN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. THE
NAVY TURNED THE TIDE OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AT MIDWAY, AND MORE
THAN SIX DECADES AFTER THAT HISTORIC BATTLE WE CONTINUE TO WALK TALL
AND SAIL PROUDLY.
2. IN 1942 AT MIDWAY, NAVY SAILORS FOUGHT WITH VALOR AND SKILL THAT
SET THE STANDARD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SEA WARRIORS. THEY
CARRIED THE TORCH AND STOOD THE WATCH IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
3. TODAY, THE TORCH IS OURS TO CARRY. AS WE TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE
ENEMIES OF FREEDOM, WE ARE PROUD TO SAIL THE COURSE CHARTED BY THE
SAILORS AT MIDWAY. REST ASSURED, LIKE THEM, WE WILL PREVAIL.
4. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO MIDWAY VETERANS FOR THEIR
STORIED CONTRIBUTION TO OUR LEGACY OF VICTORY, SERVICE, AND
LEADERSHIP. THEY HAVE EARNED THE LASTING REVERENCE OF OUR NAVY AND
NATION.
5. AS WE MARK THE BEGINNING OF THIS BATTLE 62 YEARS AGO ON 4 JUNE,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICE OF OUR SHIPMATES WHO
WENT BEFORE US. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY AND ITS
IMPORTANCE IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY, VISIT
WWW.HISTORY.NAVY.MIL/FAQS/FAQ81-1.HTM.
6. RELEASED BY ADM VERN CLARK, CNO.//
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